Nikol Pashinyan has coronavirus

The Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan has tested positive for coronavirus. He announced this himself in a live comment on facebook.

The prime minister also said that other members of the family had also tested positive. Pashinyan said that he has no symptoms and that he continues to work from home.

"I will work from the residence. I have all the conditions, all means of communication. How much I will be able to work, I will work," Pashinyan said, expressing regret over what happened.

source: commonspace.eu with agencies

photo: Nikol Pashinyan and his wife, Anna Hakobyan  (archive picture)

 

 

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